Lifetime achievement award
Lifetime achievement award for sports journalism
This is awarded to an individual who has made a lengthy, significant and influential contribution to the reporting of Australian sport. Nominations are made by a Sport Australia-appointed judging panel, with the award determined by the Sport Australia Board.
Jim Maxwell AM
ABC commentator Jim Maxwell AM accepted the honour from his home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – the same lounge room where he called the Boxing Day Test due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time.
See all Media Award winners (2002-2020)
Previous recipients
- 2002 Harry Gordon
- 2003 Norman May
- 2004 Johnny Warren
- 2005 Alan Trengove
- 2006 Ian Heads
- 2007 Mike Gibson
- 2008 Bruce McAvaney
- 2009 Les Murray
- 2010 Caroline Wilson
- 2011 Roy Masters
- 2012 Peter Wilkins
- 2013 Ron Reed
- 2014 Ken Sutcliffe
- 2015 Mike Coward
- 2016 Rebecca Wilson
- 2017 Debbie Spillane
- 2018 Dennis Cometti
- 2019 Karen Tighe